Ivory II pianos are among the most celebrated virtual pianos, winning press awards and accolades from recording and touring musicians all over the world. With their just released version 2.5 engine, there’s even more to love. New features include “Shimmer” control, higher resolution MIDI velocity response and machine-based authorization (iLok key optional).

Starting November 21, 2017 through the holidays, take advantage of these great prices on all Ivory II pianos while you can!

This offer is available worldwide, so contact your local dealer or distributor today!

Ivory II Studio Grands is a brand new virtual instrument featuring two classic grand pianos ideally suited for studio recording. The 7' scale of these instruments produces the ideal balance of power and tone, and a remarkable treble range so often featured in modern recording. Both pianos maintain the dynamic depth, richness and character Synthogy pianos are known for, making Ivory II Studio Grands the perfect choice for your recording needs.

Steinway Model B Grand PianoPower Station New England - Waterford, ConnecticutThe Steinway B is one of the most recorded pianos in history, and one of the most often requested piano models from Ivory customers. It's unique balance of size and power make it extremely versatile instrument for all styles of music. The ideal studio instrument, it's no wonder that Steinway refers to it as "the perfect piano".

This particular Steinway B was hand selected with the kind cooperation of Steinway & Sons® at the Steinway factory in Astoria, New York. One of Steinway's own top concert technicians prepared, regulated and voiced the instrument expressly for the sampling session, and provided on-site tuning throughout the entire recording session.

The recording venue was the classic tuned live room of Power Station NE, a nail for nail acoustic replica of the famed Power Station/Avatar New York. With Mark Donahue engineering the recording, Synthogy's expert team painstakingly captured every nuance of this remarkable instrument in exacting detail.

Bösendorfer 225 Grand PianoFirehouse Recording Studios - Pasadena, CaliforniaThe Bösendorfer 225 Grand Piano possesses a deeply resonant tone and a balance in all registers that never sacrifices clarity. Slightly longer than most studio grands at 7' 4" and with four additional keys in the bass, this instrument has a distinguished place in the history of recorded music, having appeared on numerous Grammy® winning and Grammy-nominated recordings. The sessions were engineered by Tony Shepperd in the state-of-the-art Studio A at Firehouse Recording Studios in Pasadena, its venerated sound captured in this historic room.

Boasting a 112GB library, Ivory II Studio Grands is the largest Ivory product yet. Each piano includes up to 24 velocity levels, with more release samples, and soft pedal samples for greater sampling detail than any Ivory instrument to date.

Ivory II-Studio Grands also ships with the brand new Ivory 2.5 Piano Engine. This update supports PACE’s machine-based license authorization scheme as well as the traditional PACE iLok™ key. Additionally, the Ivory 2.5 Piano Engine includes new features, such as:

Shimmer: unique control over sustain and decay

New Half-Pedal Controls

Assignable MIDI Controls in the Ivory Standalone App

High Resolution MIDI Velocity Response

Ivory II Studio Grands is a free-standing virtual instrument. No previous version of Ivory is required. Of course existing Ivory II owners will find that it installs quite readily into their existing libraries. But whether a first time Ivory II experience or long time Ivory II user, the quality and pedigree of these world-class studio instruments are a must-have addition to your recording or live arsenal.

Suggested retail price: 299.00 USD

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Korg Module's latest Universal update now makes it compatible with both iPhone and iPad. Ivory Mobile Grand is also fully compatible and available as an "in app purchase" on either platform. In addition, Korg has added improvements to the settings page for assigning MIDI channel features, as well as other usage enhancements. All of this available in the latest version 2.5 Universal app. Get Ivory Mobile Grand for your iPhone today.

Tom Barnes, Ben Kohn & Peter Kelleher, better known as TMS are a hugely successful UK production team with a long list of hits. Their latest #1 production, "Don't Be So Hard On Yourself" by Jess Glynne features Ivory II. Our UK distributor Time + Space caught up with the guys recently to discuss their use of Ivory II, that had this to say: "Quite simply it is, by a country mile, the most realistic piano software we’ve ever heard." - TMS

Read the rest of this exclusive interview on Time + Space's website here!

The Synthogy American Grand is a Premium Sample Library Expansion Pack available for Yamaha MOTIF XF, MOXF and Montage. It features over 610 MB of samples of an American Steinway D Concert Grand Piano, and uses the same original source recordings as our acclaimed Ivory II virtual instrument. Synthogy American Grand is the first piano library ever available from Synthogy for a hardware synthesizer, and can be loaded directly into your MOTIF XF, MOXF or Montage Flash Expansion. The product is available directly via Download from the Yamaha MusicSoft website for $99.99.

To purchase the Synthogy American Grand Synth Voice Library for Yamaha MOTIF XF, or for more information on Yamaha MOTIF XF requirements click here.

Ivory Mobile Grand is the first iPad product from Synthogy to feature the stellar sound quality of Ivory's famous Grand Piano library. Available as a Sound Expansion within the Korg Module App (IAP), Ivory Mobile Grand utilizes the same source recordings as our famous German Steinway D in Ivory II Grand Pianos, and brings our renowned playability and sonic excellence to your iPad. Available as an IAP (In App Purchase) from the powerful KORG Module (also available on Korg Gadget), Ivory Mobile Grand takes full advantage of the Korg Module platform to offer dozens of program presets and variations for a variety of musical styles.

For more info on purchasing Ivory Mobile Grand and the Korg Module click here.

Want Ivory piano sounds on your iPad? Ivory Mobile Grand is the first and only product for the iPad featuring the famous Ivory sound and playability. Available as a Sound Expansion in the Korg Module iPad App, Ivory Mobile Grand features the same source recordings of our acclaimed German Steinway Concert D. Read more and purchase the product here!

Kawai has recently announced the VPC1, a brand new piano-oriented MIDI controller developed especially for use with virtual piano software.

This professional controller is equipped with Kawai's sophisticated wooden-key keyboard action, featuring grade-weighted hammers, ivory-like key surfaces, and let-off simulation. In addition, the VPC1 also includes a triple pedal unit, detachable music rest, and editor software.

Finally, and perhaps most importantly, the VPC1 features a specially prepared touch curve for Ivory II users, which has been tested and approved by the Synthogy team.

"The Ivory name is very well respected among professional composers and musicians, and strongly supported by leading figures such as Jordan Rudess - one of my favourite artists.

We're delighted to continue our collaboration with Synthogy, and believe that the combination of the VPC1 with Ivory delivers an excellent virtual piano playing experience." - Kohtaro Irimura, VPC1 project leader, Kawai

Three VPC1s were recently featured at the ILIO/Synthogy booth at 2013 Winter NAMM and drew rave reviews from guest artists and show visitors alike.

For the 2nd straight year, Synthogy has been nominated for the industry's prestigious TEC Award. This time it's Ivory II American Concert D in the category of Musical Instrument Technology (Software). The TEC Awards are given to nominees in 20 categories for Outstanding Technical Achievement. Voting begins in the month of November, and the winners will be announced and presented at the 2012 Winter NAMM Show.

Synthogy wishes to thank the TEC Foundation and the nominating panel. We are truly honored! We'd also like to thank all of our customers for their tremendous support of our company and products!

For more information on the TEC Foundation, the TEC Awards, and the voting process, visit their website at: http://tecfoundation.com/tec/12nomineestech.html